Singing care worker banishes blues to be in running for top award
A 31-year-old care worker whose dream of a career in the West End was ended by major brain surgery is in line for a major care award for the way he entertains residents of a Hafod care home with his singing. Rob Thomas, of Sunnyside Road, Bridgend, had his musical...
Care home residents going for gold with paralympic game boccia
Residents of a Caernarfon care home are dreaming of gold medals as they learn to play an exciting Paralympic sport. Boccia has arrived at the Bryn Seiont Newydd care home on the outskirts of the town after proving to be a big hit at the Rio games. The target ball game...
Bakery inundated by workers seeking jobs on new wheat-free range, Welsh Office minister is told
A leading bakery has been flooded with job applications after announcing it was launching a new wheat-free range. More than 100 people applied for jobs at Wrexham’s Village Bakery within hours of the 16 vacancies being announced. They will be making wheat-free breads,...
Everything in the Il Giardino is lovely
An award-winning luxury hotel on Anglesey has opened a new Italian restaurant that will use local produce and ingredients from its own walled garden. The £15,000 investment at the four star Tre-Ysgawen Country House Hotel and Spa near Llangefni has been hailed as a...
Farmer’s daughter Gwenda in line for social care Oscar
The manager of an Anglesey care home on a farm where residents collect the eggs and look after the animals is in line for a prestigious award. Farmer’s daughter Gwenda Potter was brought up next door to the Regard Partnership’s Beudygwyn Farm at Carreglefn, near...
John’s close shave for cancer charity
A department store stock controller is all set for a close shave as he aims to raise money for a cancer charity - inspired by the memory of his late mum and dad. John Breeze, 33, of Johnstown, who works at Marks and Spencer at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in...
Wrexham’s new super-prison pumps over £34m into area’s economy, says governor
Wrexham’s new super-prison has already pumped £34 million into the local economy - and there's a lot more to come. That was the message from Russ Trent, governor of HMP Berwyn, when he was one of the keynote speakers at the latest meeting of the influential Wrexham...
New Harmony Ale to toast iconic festival’s landmark 70th anniversary
A craft brewery has created a special ale so beer lovers can raise a hearty toast to Llangollen International Musical Festival’s landmark 70th anniversary next year. Ynyr Evans, who heads up the popular Llangollen Brewery based in Llantysilio just up the road from the...
Big-hearted hospital take fund-raising in their stride
Kind hearted hospital staff put their best feet forward in aid of a dementia charity. The 27-strong team of walkers from Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham aim to raise more than £1,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society. The cause was close to the hearts of a number of them,...
Social enterprise firm in running for top award after creating nearly 40 jobs
A pioneering social enterprise company which helped an unemployed father escape the dole queue after being out of work almost two years is up for a major award. Owain Jones, 32, from Rhos on Sea, faced a fruitless round of job hunting when he tried to find fresh...
